Thus, a strawberry is also a FALSE fruit.
>Of course, this leads to the discussion of just what a fruit vs a
>vegetable actually is--any many thins we call "vegetables" are actually
>fruits, eg., cucumbers, tomatoes, string beans.
Of interest along these lines:
In the late 1800's, the Collector of Customs for the Port of New York
declared that the tomato was a vegetable -- and therefore taxable. The
importers sued, arguing that the tomato is botanically a fruit. In 1893,
the case went to the U.S. Supreme Court, which concurred with the defense.
To this day, the tomato is still considered a vegetable by Uncle Sam!
Dave Starrett
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